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1381: The Truth Behind The Bloody Peasants' Revolt | The History Makers (2023x50)

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In the summer of 1381, an army of medieval peasants marched on London. The Peasants Revolt was triggered by King Richard II's poll tax, which was seen as a cruel burden on the already impoverished peasants. But the revolt is unfairly characterized as an unorganized mob of poor farmers. It was a strategic uprising that included all walks of society.